Furniture leg support



Jan. 3, 1956 H, BREEDEN 2,729,019

FURNITURE LEG SUPPORT Filed April 26, 1954 Robert H. Breeden INVENTOR.

MM yMv United States Patent FURNITURE LEG SUPPORT Robert H. Breeden,Cleveland, Okla.

Application April 26, 1954, Serial No. 425,576

1 Claim. (Cl. 45-137) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in attachments for the bottom of furniture legs to supportthe same in an elevated position to avoid marring or crushing the nap ofa rug.

An important object of the invention is to provide a furniture legsupport constructed with a plurality of downwardly extending pegsadapted to enter between the strands of the nap of a carpet or mg toprevent the leg of the furniture from resting directly on the nap andthus avoid permanent impressions being formed in the rug by the weightof the furniture resting thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a furniture leg supportwhich includes a ring positioned under the lower end of a furniture legand adapted for closely fitting over a leg supporting button or slide tocenter and retain the ring in position thereon.

A still further object of the invention is to construct the ring with aplurality of downwardly extending pegs adapted to enter between thestrands of the nap of a rug or carpet, and providing the pegs with arubber cover to eliminate sharp lower ends on the pegs.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable inoperation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise welladapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.

These, together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view;

Figure 2 is a perspective view;

Figure 3 is a top plan view; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the rubber covered pegs.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred 2,729,019 Patented Jan. 3,1956 "ice embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a ringof flat construction and formed with a plurality of openings 6 in whichthe upper ends of pegs 7 are suitably secured to extend the pegsdownwardly at the underside of the ring. The lower ends of the pegs aretapered and are enclosed in a rubber covering 8.

The central opening 9 of the ring 5 is beveled at the upper surface ofthe ring as indicated at 10.

The ring 5 is positioned under the bottom of a furniture leg 11 and isclosely fitted about a metal furniture button or slide 12 which isattached to the bottom of the leg in the usual manner. The beveled edge10 of the opening 9 of the ring serves to guide the ring in position onthe button. If desired, additional openings 13 may be provided in thering 5 to receive screws or other fastenings (not shown) to attach thering in position to the bottom of the leg 11.

The pegs 7 which extend downwardly at the underside of the leg 11 areadapted to enter between the strands 14 which form the nap of a rug orcarpet so that the pegs will rest directly on the backing 15 of the rugand thus support the leg in an elevated position to relieve the nap ofthe pressure of the furniture and thus prevent the nap from becomingmashed or permanently marred by the furniture leg.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

In combination, a furniture leg having a supporting button at its lowerend, a ring closely fitted on the button, and a plurality of pegsextending downwardly from the ring to support the leg in an elevatedposition, said pegs having flexible covers and adapted to pass betweenthe upstanding strands of the nap of a rug to rest on the backingthereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent Italy Feb. 28, 1932

